from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
betting
adj 1: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially
games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting
man"; "a card-playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool";
"sporting gents and their ladies" [syn: {dissipated},
{betting}, {card-playing}, {sporting}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bet}, {Betted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Betting}.]
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to
wager.
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John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on
his head. --Shak.
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I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W.
Holmes.
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